Karen Oliveto

Karen Oliveto
Born April 4, 1958
Long Island, NY
Occupation Bishop
Spouse(s) Robin Ridenour

Rev. Dr. Karen Oliveto (born April 4, 1958)[1] is the first openly lesbian bishop to be elected in the United Methodist Church. She was elected bishop on the night of July 15, 2016 at the Western Jurisdictional conference.[2] Her four-year term of service began September 1, 2016 and she currently serves as the bishop of both the UMC's Rocky Mountain and Yellowstone Conferences.[3][4] At the time of her election, she was the senior pastor of Glide Memorial Church in San Francisco.[5] Oliveto is married to Robin Ridenour, who is a deaconess in the United Methodist Church's California-Nevada Conference.[2]

Biography

Originally from Long Island, NY. She was born on Good Friday (April 4, 1958) and raised in West Babylon, which is on the South Shore of Long Island.

Education

Oliveto is a graduate of Pacific School of Religion (MDiv, 1983) and Drew University, where she received a Ph.D. in Religion and Society in 2002 as well as a BA (cum laude) Psychology, 1980 as well as a MPhil, 1991.,[6][7] Her PhD is in Religion and Society. Her dissertation topic was: "Movements of Reform, Movements of Resistance: Homosexuality and The United Methodist Church. A Case Study

Personal Life

Married to Robin Ridenour, who is a deaconess in The United Methodist Church.

Ordained Ministry

Pastor, Bloomville UMC, Bloomville, NY 1983-1986

Campus Minister Ecumenical House Campus Ministry, San Francisco State 1989-1992

Pastor Bethany UMC, San Francisco 1992-2004

Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Pacific School of Religion, Berkeley, CA 2004-2008

Adjunct Professor of United Methodist Studies at Pacific School of Religion, 2005-2016

Senior Pastor. Glide Memorial Church, San Francisco. 2008-2016

Resident Bishop of the Mountain Sky Area of The United Methodist Church, 2016-present

References

  1. ↑ The Rev. Dr. Karen Oliveto | The United Methodist Church
  2. 1 2 Western Jurisdiction elects openly gay United Methodist bishop
  3. ↑ http://www.rmcumc.org/bishop
  4. ↑ http://www.yacumc.org/bishop
  5. ↑ United Methodist Church Elects First Openly Gay Bishop, In Defiance Of Church Rules : The Two-Way : NPR
  6. ↑ Executive Leadership GLIDE
  7. ↑ The Rev. Dr. Karen Oliveto | The United Methodist Church

External links

Karen Oliveto at Blogspot


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